Charlie King, PGA

Charlie King won the 2011 Georgia Section PGA Teacher of the Year and is one of Golf Magazine’s Top 100 Teachers. He teaches at Maroon Creek club in Aspen, Colo. in the summers. He was the opening speaker for the 2011 PGA Teaching and Coaching Summit on “The New Rules of Golf Instruction”, the nine standards all golf instructors should live up to. He is a two time recipient of the Horton Smith award for education in the North Florida PGA Section. He is the author of three books and creator of over 10 websites dedicated to golfers improvement.

Facility type: Resort

Past awards/recognitions:

• PGA Section Teacher of the Year
• Golf Magazine Top 100
• Golf Digest Best in State

Technology used in instruction:

• V1 Pro
• Casio high speed camera
• iPad

Approximate number of free “tune-ups” and lessons given per year: 50

Growth of the game initiatives: Published e-books The NEw Rules of Golf Instruction and Golf’s Red Zone Challenge